Parents visit their sick child in a hospital in the rural village of Chao Jiang in southwest China's Yunnan province February 28, 2007. Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao have made the countryside a political priority. They abolished an ancient grains tax, promised free schooling, and are offering financial aid and subsidies for seeds and infrastructure. To match feature CHINA-PARLIAMENT-COUNTRYSIDE/REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA)

Parents visit their sick child in a hospital in the rural village of Chao Jiang in southwest China's Yunnan province February 28, 2007. Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao have made the countryside a political priority. They abolished an ancient grains tax, promised free schooling, and are offering financial aid and subsidies for seeds and infrastructure. To match feature CHINA-PARLIAMENT-COUNTRYSIDE/REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA)